Who needs shopping centres when the markets of Asia are so much more evocative.
Vietnam – Pickled fish for anyone?
Why wait to the last minute to go Christmas shopping, take a holiday to Aisa, check out the many colourful and numerous markets, barter to your hearts content and bring back something different to put under the xmas tree next year.
Freshness guaranteed – aw poor things!
The shop comes to you over land or
over sea.
you can just about buy anything from these markets – check out the weekend market in Bangkok – its awesome
In fact Asia is just made up of markets – it seems that everyone has something to sell
The prices are a lot cheaper as well!
The night markets are great places to eat in – ever tried the clay pot chicken – its delicious
Peanut Seller, Vietnam
The market food vendors operate day
and night – banana and honey rotis – yum
Markets are full of Kodak moments .
the smell of aromatic fresh spices is overwhelming
The baffling array of unidentified food stuffs intriguing
The flower markets are delightful
and there is plenty of colour
There is nothing mundane about shopping in Aisa. I love it!
A Word in Your Ear 
Love the intensity on the faces of the women selling stuff! Hmm..I could almost smell the cinnamon sticks. Great captures for Kodak moments!
Thank You so much for posting
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Such beautiful photos! The flower stand looked like something from Paris! Just shows how how you don’t need to go to broke in Europe to experience beauty.
thank you and how true
That was my favorite part of Korea…the open market.. I loved that you could buy a dress, rain boots and octopus all in the same place. It’s like the best Walmart ever!
You are totally right — markets have so much more life in them any of the sterile looking shopping centers!
Beautiful pictures. I took lots of pleasure looking at each of them. Thanks a lot.
You have captured the essence of so many of my own memories that I was unable to at the time (no camera – the folly of youth!). Thanks for liking my post as well – just starting out.
Thanks for helping me remember the markets… The smell is pretty intense as well, usually 😉
Thanks for liking my post, as well. Nowhere near as sophisticated – my photos are usually happy accidents!
Wonderful photographs! I especially liked the peanut seller… Thank you!
The “peanut seller, Vietnam” is a really good portrait, the texture of her face is intense. And I like the stall selling the paper lanterns.
Thank you